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A FINE FAMILLE-VERTE 'MAGPIE AND PRUNUS' DISH, KANGXI PERIOD
奥地利
04月16日 下午5点 开拍 /14天1小时
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China, 1662-1722. The shallow dish finely painted in gilt and vibrant enamels to depict a bird perched on a blossoming prunus branch, with rockwork, a spray of bamboo, and other auspicious flowers below, all backed by an ornate fence. The rim is enclosed by a zig-zag floral-diapered border. The pairing of prunus with magpie in Chinese culture sounds similar to the phrase 'mei xi que', which can be interpreted as 'may happiness and joy arrive'. This association is often used in artistic imagery to symbolize the welcoming of spring and the renewal of the landscape. Tradition also holds that if a magpie lands near your house, it is a sign of good luck and positive opportunities approaching.Provenance: Mallett, London, June 1939. The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. 527, acquired from the above, thence by descent to their son William A. Palmer, and thence by further descent. The base with an old label inscribed with the Palmer Collection inventory number, '527'. A copy of a page from the Palmer Collection ledger listing the present lot, no. 527, and confirming the provenance and dating above, accompanies this lot. Mallett Antiques is one of Britain's oldest and most respected dealers in furniture and works of art, founded in 1865 in Bath by John Mallett, a jeweler and silversmith. The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection was one of the most important private European collections of Chinese art during the late 19th and 20th centuries. Reginald Palmer (1898-1970) was the son of W. Howard (1865-1923) and Ada Palmer (1870-1953), and his grandfather established a successful biscuit manufacturing firm known as Huntley & Palmer in 1841, which remained in the family for three generations. The constant commercial success of the firm enabled members of the family to pursue their collective passion for Chinese art. The first pieces of the Palmer Collection were assembled by Reginald's father, Howard, who kept a collection of 17th century Chinese porcelain in their Victorian mansion in Berkshire, where pieces of fine Chinese art had been kept even prior to its acquisition by the Palmer family. Reginald married Lena Cobham (d. 1981) in the 1920s and began collecting Ming and early Qing dynasty domestic porcelain ware, deviating from the taste of his parents who collected primarily export ware. The couple joined the Oriental Ceramic Society in the 1940s, but despite varying trends in the market and changing tastes of collectors, they continued to focus on collecting Ming and early Qing porcelain up until Reginald's death in 1970. Their important and sublime collection was hosted in over ten exhibitions by the OCS.Condition: Good condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, occasional light surface scratches, little fritting and two 2-cm-hairlines to the rim, light rubbing and minor losses to gilt and enamels, few tiny chips to foot.Weight: 536 g Dimensions: Diameter 27.6 cmLiterature comparison:The striking floral-diapered border seen here compares favorably to one found on another type of Kangxi famille-verte ware, typically decorated with a floral medallion in the well. See a related Kangxi famille-verte saucer dish in the Burghley House Collection, reference number CER0056.Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie's, 27 March 2013, lot 297Price: EUR 23,750 or approx. EUR 30,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: A Chinese famille verte dish, Kangxi period (1662-1722)Expert remark: Compare form, composition, and subject, as well as the related decoration, albeit with a significantly lesser variety in colors, and size (28 cm).

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